Michel Oreste Lafontant (April 8, 1859 – October 29, 1918) served as president of

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

from May 1913 to January 1914. He was a reformist toppled by forces loyal to landowner elites such as his successor Oreste Zamor. He died in exile in New York City on 28 October 1918.

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1859 births 1918 deaths Presidents of Haiti Haitian exiles Haitian expatriates in the United States People from Sud-Est (department) Members of the Senate (Haiti) {{Haiti-politician-stub